Leatherogutting die



(No Model.)

A. D. GOETZ.

LEATHER CUTTING DIE.

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ADAM D. GOETZ, OF MARTINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

LEATHER=GUTTENG DIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,673 dated November13,1888;

Application filed February 23, 1888. Serial No. 264,954. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM D. GOETZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Martins burg, in the county of Blair and State ofPennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inLeather-0utting Dies, of which the following is a specification,reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to cutters for forming from a pieceofleather at one operation thongs,whangs, shoe-strings, &c.; and amongthe objects in view are to provide such a device with a convenient andsuitable head,said head to be cast integral with the die or cutter,whereby the operation of cutting is facilitated.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure I is a bottom plan view of a leathercutter or die constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical section on the line 0000 of Fig. 1.

Like letters indicate like parts in both figures of the drawings.

A represents the die or cutter, which is formed of a strip of steelsharpened at one edge and of a convolute form.

B represents the head in which the die is seated, each convolution ofsaid die being spaced by the metal forming said head. Formed integralwith the head B, or it may be secured thereon, is the handle I3, havingin its upper Y end a recess, B", in which is driven a block, preferablyof wood, B",upon which is mounted one or more layers of leather, 13,secured to the block by means of ascrew, B passing through the leatherand into the block.

In practicing my invention a strip of steel, A, ofthe required width,isground throughout its lengtlnas at A, after which a strip, preferably ofleather, of a thickness in accordance with the thong to be cut and of awidth half the width of the strip A, is laid on said steel strip and thetwo preferably wound tightly around a mandrel. A wire band is thensecured around the cutter as thus far formed, and the strap or strip ofleather pressed down flush or even with the dull side of the cutter. Thecutting-face is 110w filled with core-sand and baked until sufficientlyhard, when the leather strap is removed, and the cutter as thus farformed is placed in a suitable flask con forming in shape to the headand handle de sired. The brass or other metal of which the head andhandle are to be formed is then poured in a melted state into theflask,which thus fills the spaces between the convolutions of the stripA not occupied by the sand. After the metal has cooled the flask isremoved and the sand picked from the face of the die.

As thus described it will be seen that an exceedingly cheap, strong, anddurable leathercutting die is provided, and that no extraneous means areemployed for maintaining the convolutions of the die in their properrelative positions and in connection with the head and handle.

Other than convolute forms of dies may be made in this manner, in whichcase the mandrel may be changed or its use obviated.

Having described my invention,what I claim 1s 1. The die hereindescribed having an integral head formed with a handle provided with arecess at its top, and a cushioning device mounted in said recess,substantially as specified.

2. A die for the purpose specified,consisting of a convolute strip ofmetal, in combination with a metal head cast thereon,the metal of thehead taking into and forming the spaces be tween the convolutions ofsaid strip, substan- 85 tially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADAM D. GOET7.

WVitnesses:

JERRY lVIILLER, I. N. BOWSER.

